Client Details

A well known Retail company in Richmond upon Thames

Description

The HR Advisor will be responsible for the following:

• Provide pragmatic and timely advice remotely on a wide range of cases including disciplinary, grievance, appeal and investigation meetings and ensure they are completed in a timely fashion.
• Coach and influence line managers to ensure the right outcome is achieved in each ER case.
• Provide assistance in the management of ET claims, collating and preparing documents.
• Assist in the management of employee consultation, redeployment or termination of employment through TUPE and redundancy exercises.
• Assist in the review and amendment of employment policies in line with changes to employment legislation and ACAS codes of Practice.
• Escalate high risk/high profile cases to line manager. Work with operations colleagues to ensure appropriate resource is made available to manage these cases.
• Ensure all information sent to the Colleague Relations admin team is accurate and timely.
• Attend hearings and meetings by exception as the management representative to advise and take notes.
• Participate in the provision of formal training to Operational colleagues to improve capability in managing ER cases, including conducting investigations and formal hearings, conduct versus capability, decision making and note-taking.
• Provide ER activity reports that identify the number and types of cases and outcomes. Make recommendations to further improve the company approach to managing all ER cases.
• Support the delivery of the wider HR strategy across the company.

Profile

The successful candidate for the HR Advisor role will have:

• CIPD qualification (or studying) advantageous
• Confidence managing a high volume and complex work load
• Confident communicator
• Previous experience dealing with ER cases
• Coaching & influencing skills
• Problem solving
• Planning & prioritising
• Team working

Job Offer

On offer to the successful candidate is:

• Competitive salary
• Hybrid working
• 25 Days holiday + BH
• Perks and benefits